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Woolton Village attracts visitors from all over the world, why? the explanation of course is the area’s association with the Beatles, with John Lennon’s childhood home on Menlove Avenue and numerous other sites of interest such as the grave of Eleanor Rigby. But Woolton has considerably more to offer. Several of the village’s finest houses are on Church Road. At the village end of the road are listed terrace houses, some with attractive latticed porches, while further up are grander early 19th century houses built by James Rose, who established Woolton Quarry and was known as ‘the King of Woolton’. These include his own house, Beechwood, and Rosemount, built for his mother. Off Church Road is Reynolds Park, which has several interesting features, including a walled garden and sandstone steps and shelters. The park originally formed the grounds of a large house, now demolished.

The church which gives the road its name is St. Peter’s, built in 1887 and with an impressive tower which dominates the village’s skyline. Opposite is the church hall where John Lennon met Paul McCartney on 6th July 1957. John had formed a skiffle group which were called the Quarry Men – because, as fellow member Pete Shotton later explained, ‘our native Woolton was packed with sandstone quarries, and most of us attended Quarry Bank school.’ On that July afternoon the group played outdoors at the St. Peter’s summer fete, then again in the evening at the church hall, where Paul was introduced to John by a mutual friend; within a few weeks he had joined the group. George Harrison later joined as well and the line-up that included three of the future Beatles performed at the Village Club (a building in the centre of the village) in 1959. The village centre has many other sights, such as a Grade 2 listed ornate Victorian street lamp and the Village Cross, which is thought to be over 400 years old. On Mason Street is Woolton Picture House, which first opened in 1927. The Guardian more recently named it one of the twenty best film venues in Britain, describing it as an ‘art deco gem’

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Woolton Village attracts visitors from all over the world, why? the explanation of course is the area’s association with the Beatles, with John Lennon’s childhood home on Menlove Avenue and numerous other sites of interest such as the grave of Eleanor Rigby. But Woolton has considerably more to offer. Several of the village’s finest houses are on Church Road. At the village end of the road are listed terrace houses, some with attractive latticed porches, while further up are grander early 19th century houses built by James Rose, who established Woolton Quarry and was known as ‘the King of Woolton’. These include his own house, Beechwood, and Rosemount, built for his mother. Off Church Road is Reynolds Park, which has several interesting features. including a walled garden and sandstone steps and shelters. The park originally formed the grounds of a large house, now demolished.

The church which gives the road its name is St. Peter’s, built in 1887 and with an impressive tower which dominates the village’s skyline. Opposite is the church hall where John Lennon met Paul McCartney on 6th July 1957. John had formed a skiffle group which were called the Quarry Men – because, as fellow member Pete Shotton later explained, ‘our native Woolton was packed with sandstone quarries, and most of us attended Quarry Bank school.’ On that July afternoon the group played outdoors at the St. Peter’s summer fete, then again in the evening at the church hall, where Paul was introduced to John by a mutual friend; within a few weeks he had joined the group. George Harrison later joined as well and the line-up that included three of the future Beatles performed at the Village Club (a building in the centre of the village) in 1959. The village centre has many other sights, such as a Grade 2 listed ornate Victorian street lamp and the Village Cross, which is thought to be over 400 years old. On Mason Street is Woolton Picture House, which first opened in 1927. The Guardian more recently named it one of the twenty best film venues in Britain, describing it as an ‘art deco gem’

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